Netflix agrees deal to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses

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Netflix has agreed a deal worth $82.7bn (£62bn) to buy Warner Bros Discovery.  The streaming giant beat out competition from the likes of Comcast and Paramount Skydance after lengthy negotiations.  As well as owning HBO Max, Warner Bros is behind major franchises like Harry Potter and Game of Thrones. Netflix said: “This acquisition brings together … Read more

Empowering fresh filmmaking voices with Black Britain Unspoken

Black Britain Unspoken (BBU), part of Warner Bros. Discovery Access, aims to give access and voice to talented Black British creatives and storytellers. BBU offers three filmmakers a pitch to production which supports them to develop, produce and launch their own short unscripted film on discovery+ during Black History Month. In its second year, the … Read more

Warner Bros. Studios’ 100th anniversary celebrations unveiled

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced a calendar of events and releases for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studios. The official anniversary is 4 April 2023, with key celebration events and releases taking place across the UK and Ireland over the course of the year. The centennial marks an astounding history that has been signposted … Read more

Warner Bros. celebrates 100 year anniversary with brand new 4K Studio collection box sets

Warner Bros. Discovery has officially unveiled a series of three 4K 5-film bundles and a brand new 30-film Studio Collection Box Set to celebrate Warner Bros. Studio’s centennial. Fans will soon be able to own 4K remastered versions of the studio’s most iconic films, ranging from the 1930s to modern day available for the first time in 4K Ultra-High Definition. The … Read more

Warner Bros.’ Kim Waugh to receive HPA Lifetime Achievement Award

The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Awards Committee has announced that revered studio post-production executive Kim Waugh, executive vice president of worldwide post production creative services and studio operations (WBSO) at Warner Bros. Discovery, will receive the HPA Lifetime Achievement Award on November 17 when the HPA Awards gala celebration returns to the Hollywood Legion Theater … Read more